About square dancing

Modern Square Dancing is not the same dance you remember from your early school years. It consists of 68 moves that a caller will combine into different sequences. At a dance a caller calls two dances in a "tip" . Generally the first dance is a patter call where the caller announces the moves over a sound track - keeping the dancers flowing from one move to the next. The second dance of a tip is a singing call where the caller announces the moves while singing a song.

The music of Modern Square Dancing is wide and varied, anywhere from the marches of John Philip Sousa to current releases, in the form of rock & roll, western, jazz, big band, musicals and more.

The University of Washington School of Medicine wrote that square dancing is a good physical activity and keeps you and your brain healthy.

If you are interested in lessons, click on classto go to the Mount Baker Council website to find information on classes being offered by other clubs.